Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 45748, Rama Emery, N.H.

SERVICE
NUMBER
N.H.
Emery, Rama
S 45748
CONTENTS

45748 Reoy  INVALID.
File No. 45748
Rama Emery
Pm Rev Wan
Act: 18 March 1818
Index:—Vol. 3 , Page 156
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1887 Jan 8 D. S. Hopkins - history Priet
Information sent July 12th 1820 to Mother Deborah Dover NH
1072 New Hampshire
Danna Emery
of Dover in the state of New Hampshire who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Poor . . . . . of the New Hampshire line, for the term of one year
Inscribed on the roll of New Hampshire at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 13 th of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 st of Sep: 1819 and sent to D. M. Dwell Esq r . Dover New Hampshire
Arrears to 4th of Sep: 1819 $ 133.86 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Mar: 1820 " 48. 16 mo 22/30. $ 181.86
{ Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued

4435 R. Emery
S. M. Durell Judge Adm d Dover, N. Hamp.
Rec d July 27. 1819.
New Hampshire Col d Poor Jan y 1776 Feb y 1777
Services rendered by credible wit- nesses Admitted

State of New Hampshire Strafford as ~
On the 13 th day of April one thousand eight hundred eighteen, before me the subscriber, Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas for the first district in said State, personally appeared Rama Emery, aged sixty six years, resident in Dover in said County aforesaid, who, being by me duly sworn according to law, did, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the pension made by the late act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval services of the United States, in the revolution- ary wars." That he, the said Rama Emery, enlisted in said service, some time in May, or June, 1775, in the State of New Hampshire, in the Com- pany commanded by Capt. Jonathan Wentworth, of the New Hampshire Regt. commanded by Col. Enoch Poor, to serve eight months - That he continued to serve in said corps, in the service of the United States, until the last of December then next, when he was discharged from said enlistment at Cambridge, in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts - That on the last day of December 1775, he re-enlisted into the Company & Regt. aforesaid, to serve one year, & that he continued to serve in the corps aforesaid, under the enlistment last men- tioned, from the 1 st day of January 1776 until the 12 th of February 1777, when he was discharged from said service at Morristown in the State of New Jersey -
That the first eight months he served in the

American Army before Boston - And that during the years since he marched to Canada, by the way of Ticonderoga, & back by the same route, & through the State of New York, to the State of New Jersey; And that he was in the battles of Trenton & Princeton. - And that he is in re- duced circumstances & stands in need of the assistance of his country for support. Sworn to & declared before me the day & year aforesaid. —
I Daniel, M c Duell, Chief Justice of the Courts of Common Pleas for the first district in said State of New Hampshire, as aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Reuben Emery did serve in the revolu- tionary war, more than nine months upon the continental establishment, & against the common enemy, as stated in the preceding declaration, and that he, the said Emery, is in reduced circumstances & stands in need of the assistance of his country for support.
And I now transmit the proceedings & tes- timony taken before me to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the di- rections of the aforementioned act of Congress.
In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand & caused the seal of said Court, for the county of Strafford in said district, to be affixed to the same, this 11 th day of July 1819 -
D. M c Duell

The Samuel Nute of Dover & Samuel Randel of Dover & Strafford, both in the county of Strafford State of New Hampshire, depose on oath, that we served, as soldiers, in the service of the United States, in the revolutionary war, in the company commanded by Capt. Jonathan Wentworth, of Col. Dole's Regt. of the New-Hampshire line, from June 1775, until some time in February 1777. — That we are well acquainted with Ranna Emery of said Dover, who made the foregoing declaration, & who is now present at the taking of this deposition, and we further depose that said Emery served, as a private soldier, in the company & Regt. aforesaid, during all the time aforesaid, as stated in his said declaration, and that he was in the battles of Quebec & Princeton, & was discharged at Monmouth New Jersey in the time in February 1777, as by him stated, we being with him, doing duty in said company, the whole aforesaid period.
We further say that said Emery is very poor —
Sam! Nute Samuel Randel
State of New Hampshire } July 11 th 1819 (Then Samuel Strafford ss } Nute & Samuel Randel, who are credible & disinter- ested witnesses, made oath, that the foregoing deposition by them, so usually, subscribed, is just & true, before me —
D. H. D. D. D. Just. Peace

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Rama Emery
Dover
14.607
ip? 21 Sept. 1819
May 1820

To the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting at Dover within and for the County of Strafford and State of New-Hampshire, on the first Tuesday of July, 1820.
Rama Emery aged sixty six , resident in Dover in said County, comes into court, and in pursuance of an act of Congress passed on the 1st day of May, 1820, brings with him, and in his proper person exhibits to said Court a Schedule by him subscribed, containing his whole Estate and Income—his necessary clothing and bedding excepted—as follows:—
Not any property, whatever
Rama Emery
And the said Rama Emery following oath by him duly taken and subscribed:—viz.
in pursuance as aforesaid produceth to said Court the
I Rama Emery do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March, 1818, and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war," passed on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
Rama Emery
And the said Rama Emery doth here in Court further declare on oath, that he served in the revolutionary war as follows, viz.
he enlisted into Capt Jonathan Wentworth's Company April 1775 and served in Col. Ennis Poor's Regiment twenty two months - afterwards he enlisted into Capt. Cloise's Company and served in Col. Reid's Regiment twelve months - in the New Hampshire line

That the date of his original declaration in order to obtain a pension is 15 Sept. 30. 1818 and the number of his pension certificate is 14,607 :—That his occupation is that of a day Labourer not able to perform common labour That the number and names of his family residing with him, and their ages and capacities to contribute to their support, are as follows, viz.
Not any family whatever
Wherefore he prays the opinion of the said Court as to the value of the property contained in the said schedule, and that the same, together with a copy of the premises be duly certified to the Secretary of War.
Sworn and declared before the said court the fourth } Rama Emery day of July — 1820.
Attest, A. Peirce CLERK.
STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.....STRAFFORD ss.
AT a Court of Common Pleas holden at Dover within and for the county of Strafford and state of New-Hampshire, on the 4th day of July 1820 before
DANIEL M. DURELL, Esquire, Chief Justice, and
VALENTINE SMITH and } Associate Justices of said Court. SAMUEL QUARLES,
The aforesaid schedule and oath and the above declaration duly subscribed and sworn by the said Rama Emery having been by him exhibited in person, and presented to the Court, and the same being seen and considered, it is the opinion of said Court that the value of the property contained in said schedule is _____ dollars _____ cents. Wherefore the Court order that a copy of the premises, together with the proceedings thereon be duly certified to the Secretary of War.
Attest, A. Peirce , CLERK.
STATE OF NEWHAMPSHIRE.....STRAFFORD ss.
I, ANDREW PEIRCE, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the County of Strafford, being a court of record, do certify that the foregoing schedule and oath, and the declaration annexed, with the proceedings and opinion of the court thereon are true copies from the Records and files of said court.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, the 4th day of July — 1820.
A. Peirce , CLERK.